Editor’s note: The following lightly edited excerpt is from Chicago writer Edward Robert McClelland’s new book, “Chorus of the Union: How Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas Set Aside Their Rivalry to ...

Lincoln and incumbent senator Douglas squared off, of course, in the most famous debates in American history. The Illinois encounters would reshape the nation's bitter argument over slavery, transform ...

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Chances are you’ve heard of the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858. The series of debates between Abraham Lincoln and U.S. Senator Stephen Douglas launched Lincoln into national prominence, and he ...

QUINCY — When Stephen A. Douglas died in 1861, President Abraham Lincoln wept and the nation mourned, but the reputation of the man honored in his own day now is tarnished. A talk titled “Stephen A.

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Questions? Please contact Sue at (563) 388-9657 Reservations in advance are required. RSVP by April 7. 2008 marks the sesquicentennial of the famed Lincoln-Douglas debates. At the Lunch & Learn ...